God’s Word Translation
Psalms 114:7
7Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, in the presence of the God of Jacob.
Psalms 114:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob;
- New International Version (NIV)Tremble, earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- English Standard Version (ESV)Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, At the presence of the God of Jacob,
Context of Psalms 114:7
5Red Sea, why did you run away? Jordan River, what made you turn back? 6Mountains, what made you jump like rams? Hills, what made you jump like lambs? Earth, tremble in the presence of the Lord, in the presence of the God of Jacob. 8He turns a rock into a pool filled with water and turns flint into a spring flowing with water.
Read all of Psalms 114Psalms 114:7 word by word
מִלִּפְנֵ֣י אָ֭דוֹן ח֣וּלִי אָ֑רֶץ מִ֝לִּפְנֵ֗י אֱל֣וֹהַּ יַעֲקֹֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 114:7
- Psalms 77:18The sound of your thunder rumbled in the sky. Streaks of lightning lit up the world. The earth trembled and shook.
- Psalms 97:4His flashes of lightning light up the world. The earth sees them and trembles.
- Psalms 104:32He looks at the earth, and it trembles. He touches the mountains, and they smoke.
- Job 9:6He shakes the earth from its place, and its pillars tremble.
- Job 26:11The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished when he yells at them.
- Isaiah 64:1If only you would split open the heavens and come down! The mountains would quake at your presence.
- Jeremiah 5:22Don’t you fear me?” asks the Lord. “Don’t you tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, a permanent barrier that it cannot cross. Although the waves toss continuously, they can’t break through. Although they roar, they can’t cross it.
- Micah 6:1Now listen to what the Lord is saying, “Stand up! Plead your case in front of the mountains, and let the hills listen to your request.
Commentaries on Psalms 114:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Tremble, thou earth, at the presence of the Lord - This is at the same time an explanation of the facts referred to in the previous verses, and the statement of an important truth in regard to the power of God. The true explanation - as here implied - of what occurred to the sea, to the Jordan, to the mountains, and to the hills, was the fact that God was there; the inference from that, or the truth which followed from that, was, that before that God in…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-8This song celebrates the Lord's power in nature. It remembers Israel's start as a nation during the exodus (Psalm 114:1–2) and their entry into the promised land (114:3–6). It encourages respect for the God of Jacob (Psalm 114:7–8).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-85-8. The questions place the implied answers in a more striking form.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 114
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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